Sablé-sur-Sarthe
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Sablé-sur-Sarthe (French pronunciation: [sable syʁ saʁt], literally Sablé on Sarthe), commonly referred to as Sablé, is a commune in the Sarthe department, in the Pays de la Loire region, western France. It is about 40 km southwest of Le Mans and about 50 km northeast of Angers.
Sablé-sur-Sarthe | |
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The town hall of Sablé in Raphaël Élizé square. | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Sablé-sur-Sarthe | |
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| Coordinates: 47°51′02″N 0°19′45″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche |
| Canton | Sablé-sur-Sarthe |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays Sabolien |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Leudière[1] |
Area 1 | 36.92 km2 (14.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 12,326 |
| • Density | 333.9/km2 (864.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72264 /72300 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
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Geography
The Vaige forms part of the commune's north-western border, flows southwards through the middle of the commune, then flows into the Sarthe River in the town of Sablé-sur-Sarthe.
History
French prime minister François Fillon was mayor of Sablé from 1983 to 2001, which therefore has a TGV station on the line from Paris-Nantes despite a relatively small population.
Tourism
The town is a hub for river cruising along the Sarthe. There is a festival of baroque music every August.[4]
Industry
Climate
| Climate data for Sablé-sur-Sarthe (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1963–2022) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
28.8 (83.8) |
32.8 (91.0) |
39.3 (102.7) |
40.3 (104.5) |
40.0 (104.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
40.3 (104.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
8.9 (48.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
5.2 (41.4) |
7.8 (46.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
5.2 (41.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) |
1.5 (34.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.1 (52.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
2.3 (36.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.0 (−2.2) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
1.3 (34.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70.1 (2.76) |
53.7 (2.11) |
54.5 (2.15) |
55.9 (2.20) |
60.6 (2.39) |
45.5 (1.79) |
53.0 (2.09) |
41.8 (1.65) |
53.6 (2.11) |
73.9 (2.91) |
69.3 (2.73) |
74.4 (2.93) |
706.3 (27.81) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.1 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 12.5 | 116.4 |
| Source: Meteociel[8] | |||||||||||||
Points of interest
- Arboretum du Rosay
